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Chatham is a picturesque suburban community noted for its Colonial and Victorian architecture. It has been named among the top 10 places to live in the United States by Money magazine.

The borough was a resting place for George Washington during the Revolutionary War. It has a popular small town Main Street shopping area.

The biggest recurring festival each year is the Fishawack Festival, generally held on the second Saturday in June every other year. Its noteworthy citizens included Shepard Kollock, Revolutionary War-era editor and printer of the New Jersey Journal who published it as the first newspaper in Chatham in 1779.

The borough has a variety of parks that have everything from ball fields to picnic tables. It’s close to the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, which has miles of hiking trails and numerous wildlife educational programs.